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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Tetradium is a deciduous Tree growing to 15 m (49ft 3in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. It is in flower in June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Tetradium daniellii. Xanthoxylum daniellii.

Plant Habitats

Edible Uses

An edible oil is obtained from the fruit. Used for cooking[105, 177, 183].

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Medicinal Uses

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One report says that the plant has medicinal qualities, no further details are given[174].

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Other Uses

The oil from the fruit is used in making a hair oil[151].

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

An easily grown plant, preferring a good loamy soil[1]. According to one report, this species is not cold-hardy in temperate zones[200], though a large healthy tree (planted in 1934?) was seen growing at Kew in 1989[K].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow February in a greenhouse. Variable germination rates[78]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Give the plants some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe wood (preferably forced in a greenhouse), 5 - 8cm with a heel, June to August in a warm greenhouse. Fair to good percentage[78].

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Anhui Sheng, Gansu Sheng (south), Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu (south), Qinghai Sheng (east), Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu (southeast), Yunnan Sheng), Korea

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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